H.R. 1567ACRES Act

1 recorded action296 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Thomas P. Tiffany [R-WI-07]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: Natural Resources Committee, Agriculture Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Sep 14, 2023 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

IntroducedMar 10, 2023
Passed the HouseSep 13, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activity.

Hazardous fuels reduction activity means any vegetation management activity to reduce the risk of wildfire but excludes the award of contracts to conduct hazardous fuels reduction activities.

Specifically, USDA and Interior must

include in the materials submitted in support of the President's budget each fiscal year a report on the number of acres of federal land on which such activities were carried out during the preceding year, and
implement standardized procedures for tracking data related to such activities.

The standardized procedures must include

regular, standardized data reviews of the accuracy and timely input of data used to track hazardous fuels reduction activities;
verification methods that validate whether such data accurately correlates to such activities;
an analysis of the short- and long-term effectiveness of such activities on reducing the risk of wildfire; and
for hazardous fuels reduction activities that occur partially within the wildland-urban interface, methods to distinguish which acres are located within and which located outside the wildland-urban interface.

The Government Accountability Office shall (1) conduct a study on this bill's implementation, and (2) submit a report to Congress with the results of the study.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1567 as reported to House, Part I on Sep 8, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 386

House Sep 13, 2023

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

ACRES Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

406 Yea 4 Nay 23 not voting

Crossed both parties 4 of 410 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Republicans.

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All members433 members

Democratic212 members

Republican221 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1567 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

RDan Newhouse [R-WA-04]Joined Mar 22, 2023

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H.R. 1567ACRES Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 386

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

H.R. 1567ACRES Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 386

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

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